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I was thinking of buying a Hope Pro 4 rear for my DH bike. I was going to built a little lighter so it could be used in my enduro bike too. However it seems a 150mm rear cant be made to fit 142x12. Is this correct? Can the 142 hub be adapted to 150?
Im pretty sure pro2 evos could be converted to any size? Do i need a Pro 2 evo instead so i can swap between frames?
A pro 2 evo 150mm cant be made to fit a 142 or visa versae
A 142 could be made to fit, with spacers all over the place. You don't really want to go there though.
This isn't totally helpful but all my DH bikes had 135mm rears, for this reason.
The benefit of a 150mm back end is wider flanges, which need a wider hub body.
A standard hub does 135 or 142 in a variety of axle fits, 150 does 150 or 157.
In theory you could make spacers to fit a 135/142 into a 150 frame but you would not get the wider flanges and potentially a weaker axle as it's less supported.
Short answer, you need 2 back wheels.
The benefit of a 150mm back end is wider flanges,
Weren't Pivot saying (only last week) that most 150mm hubs don't actually have wider flanges?
Ah ok....i didnt realise 150 was in a size of its own...doh!